Ears To The House is sometimes accused of obsessing over Detroit techno’s past – does it really matter if Juan Atkins was or wasn’t the inventor of techno? To which we say yes, the...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: 19th June 2023
Another Monday means two things for us at Ears To The House – the first of those being a whole new list of people inside the industry getting annoyed with us. The second, of...
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They’re not even trying anymore, are they? Resident Advisor ponder what’s behind the recent rise in DJ fees – but no mention that some are just being greedy…
Sometimes here at Ears To The House, we almost feel a pang of sympathy for Resident Advisor. The site tries to portray itself as the voice of dance music culture – lest we forget...
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Still haven’t eaten the humble pie, then? Derrick May FINALLY does an interview after three years of silence – and he’s more arrogant and brash than ever…
It’s now been over three years since the occasional 60-year-old DJ Derrick May did any kind of meaningful interview. The man who was previously a journalist’s dream to talk to – May was never...
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Dumb as a rock! Britain’s Home Office moves the goalposts on drug testing – saying they must pay £3000 for a licence (oh, and did we say the process takes three months?)
Here at Ears To The House, we don’t take a view on whether drugs are a good thing or a bad thing. We believe that’s for others, such as politicians, to decide – the...
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Two people died at a shooting near the Beyond Wonderland festival on Saturday night – but why did it take organisers until Sunday morning to cancel the rest of the event?
News of mass shootings from the United States never seem to be far away from our screens these days. Ears To The House doesn’t claim any kind of expertise in this area – indeed,...
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DJs Playing Badly: 18th June 2023
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
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A second summer of love, it certainly isn’t! Peggy Gou partied in central London this week to celebrate her new single – surrounded by security goons…
One thing which Ears To The House noticed very quickly about many in dance music’s higher echelons is that they have almost no self-awareness whatsoever. This is why they keep doing stupid things –...
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A city in reflective mood or just plain denial? Moodymann admits there were a LOT of people involved in Detroit techno’s origins – but still gushes about Juan Atkins…
The dance music press would have you believe that all is well in Detroit techno, just as it always has been. They’re happy for you to continue believing in the Belleville Three fairytale, because...
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As Defected hire a “freelance advisory” head of inclusion, is it a sign of their commitment to diversity – or meaningless virtue signalling?
Strange things are going on within Defected at the moment, and you won’t be reading about any of them in Music Week – their chronicle of choice whenever they want something favourable about them...
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Juan Atkins did a show with his friend Derrick May recently – but why doesn’t he want to be photographed with Detroit’s most occasional techno DJ?
In the same way a fly finds itself drawn towards a turd, Ears To The House finds itself once again writing about Juan Atkins – who doesn’t like it when you dare ask questions...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: 12th June 2023
It’s been a little while, but your favourite Monday night column is back. Three tunes from yesteryear, all chosen by the team almost totally at random. From big tunes to obscure ones, everything has...
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Has Grant Nelson complained about this yet? Garage house rising star Marc Cotterell brushes off online woes and goes stateside on Nervous…
Last Monday, Ears To The House ran a story featuring a leaked screenshot from a private Facebook group, in which UK producer Grant Nelson accused rising garage house star Marc Cotterell of borrowing a...
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Is there ANYTHING this man wouldn’t say? Derrick May claims to come “from a musical background” in recently unearthed interview…
Over the years, nobody really kept much of an eye on what Derrick May had to say for himself. The reasons for this were twofold – one is that the dance music press are...
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DJs Playing Badly: 11th June 2023
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
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Dope news for DJ Sneak as his Friday night online stream finds a cannabis selling sponsor – so is this a new way for DJs to get the high life?
Being a higher echelon DJ used to be such an easy earner compared to today. You were booked for a gig, you turned up with a box of records, you played for a few...
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